The 15 Best 2-Day Experiences in Chile

1.Cable Car, Funicular and Sightseeing Bus in Santiago two days

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,747 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $69Our pick

Review of Santiago’s two-day hop-on hop-off bus, cable car, and funicular pass, with route tips, costs, stops, and practical advice.

“Santiago is a beautiful city with a rich history that I enjoyed learning about as I listened on the tour. Jorge was a wonderful host who made sure to communicate prior to each stop which points of interest were on that stop. The only downside for me was that the cable cars were not open on the Monday I visited and the other ride option opened after 1pm which did not work for my schedule. I wish I had known this prior to my booking.”

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2.Easter Island Highlights 2-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 205 reviews · 2 days · from $170

Explore Rapa Nui’s moai, volcanic quarries, caves, and sacred sites on a practical two-day small-group tour from Hanga Roa.

“This was an amazing tour!!!! Well worth the money and then some! Our guide, Javier’s Hucke, was extremely knowledgeable and patient, taking time to translate the tour for both English and Spanish speakers and ensuring all of our questions were thoroughly answered. She provided so much insight into the rich culture and history of the island, and particularly the Moai statues. I learned so much that I never knew about them!! Since the majority of the island is a national park with stops that require a guide, it is most efficient and well worth the money to book a tour like this one. I also rented a motorcycle and spent…”

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3.2-Day Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Ticket and Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 162 reviews · 2 days · from $69

Explore Santiago by hop-on hop-off bus for two days, with cable car, funicular, city views, historic plazas, and flexible sightseeing.

“The tour is an excellent option to see the city. One complete circuit takes about two hours, and another one hour if you take the cable car and funicular which offers very. The frequency of the buses is around 25-30 mins. The operators are well organised and the commentary was apt and understandable. Get Your Guide instructions are outdated as there is no need to exchange the voucher for a physical ticket at the only one pickup point listed. In my case, the operator sent an eticket by email and whatsapp, and the bus staff scanned the barcode anywhere I started. You can even buy the ticket on the bus…”

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4.Two days of Full Day Tour of Rapa Nui + Sunrise in Tongariki

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 132 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $250

Review of Rapa Nui’s two-day island tour and Tongariki sunrise, with moai sites, cave walks, costs, timing, guides, and practical tips.

“This tour visited all the most important sites and even more. Our guide was local native and extremely knowledgeable and experienced.”

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5.2-Day Private Tour Easter Island Highlights Complete Discovery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 110 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $560

Explore Rapa Nui’s major moai sites, volcanoes, and ancient villages on a flexible private tour with local guides over two days.

“It’s Impossible to tour Easter Island/Rapa Nui in a single day. There is just too much to take in. So, hiring a guide is highly recommend – especially if, like us, this is your first trip to this magical Island. And the BEST guide is Joaquin Soler! Joaquin is a native of Rapa Nui and just has to be the most knowledgeable and passionate advocate. He needs to be the face of Rapa Nui tourism. He is an archaeologist & historian who shares so much about the Island’s history, culture and people. And he has very strong mana – ask him when you see him. This is the most memorable…”

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6.2 Days Highlights Tour in Easter Island Moai and Nature

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 55 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $210

See Easter Island’s major moai sites, volcanic craters, caves, and beaches in two small-group days, with local guides and hotel pickup.

“The tour was well organised and covered all of the main sites that you are likely to want to see while here. Our guide was informative and also answered our questions about life on the island today, so we felt we learnt a lot. It is worth being aware that there is no lunch stop on the second day (which finished around 3pm) and that you must buy your National Park ticket separately.”

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7.Two days of Full Day Tour of Rapa Nui + Sunrise in Tongariki

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 55 reviews · 3 days · from $250

Review of Rapa Nui’s two full-day tours and Tongariki sunrise, with local guides, Moai sites, practical tips, costs, and honest drawbacks.

“Very happy with all aspects of the tour - having different guides on each day allowed me to get different perspectives / theories on the island's history for stuff that has no written record. Good communication throughout, only issues were caused by customers who hadn't followed the advice to bring drinks and snacks.”

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8.2 Day Private Tour: Easter Island’s Cultural Heritage

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $320

Explore Rapa Nui’s moai, volcanoes, ahu, and birdman sites on a private two-day tour with local guides, transport, and hotel pickup.

“Thank you, everything was perfect, timely pickup, interesting ride and perelsonallizato, our guide, Joaquin was nice and spoke great EnglishAuto-translated”

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9.2 Day Small Group Tour in Moai Monuments and Historic Pathways

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $300

Explore Rapa Nui’s greatest moai sites, volcanic craters, caves, and ceremonial villages on a friendly two-day small-group tour.

“My wife and I did two private tours with Green Island. We did the Moai Monuments tour with a group of 7 as we toured with some friends whose visit to the island overlapped with ours. We then did the Historic Pathways Tour with just the two of us.”

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10.4 Tour in 2 Days, in San Pedro de Atacama

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $200

See four Atacama highlights in two busy days, with mountain breakfasts, sunset views, altitude tips, costs, and practical booking advice.

“Atacama desert is worth visiting by far. Indisputable a challenging place due to its climate, but among the most interesting and fascinating in the whole world. Our guides were extremely knowledgeable and passionate about their function and went above and beyond their scope to care for us being insuperable ambassadors.”

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11.2-day guided ascent to Lanin volcano, from Pucón

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $420

Review of the 2-day Lanín Volcano climb from Pucón, including route, gear, camp, fitness needs, safety, value, and booking advice.

“My wife and I joined the Lanin Volcano expedition on March 18-19th. The experience was so bad that I let myself reflect and calm down to give as unbiased of a review as possible.”

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12.2-day Lanin Volcano ascent

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 2 days (approx.) · from $395

Review of the 2-day Lanín Volcano climb from Pucón, with summit views, guides, gear, price, difficulty, itinerary, and practical advice.

“Excellent guide, nice and pro. Really unique expedition, alone in the mountain then ascent at night and sunrise at the summitAuto-translated”

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13.Kayak Laguna La Poza 1/2 day

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 6 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $65Best value

Kayak Lake Llanquihue from Puerto Varas on a small-group half-day trip with views of Osorno and Calbuco volcanoes.

“Most companies in Viator provide refunds with 24 hours notice. THIS one does not. Fine print does say this, but people DO get ill. BEWARE!!!”

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14.2 Days touring Rapa Nui Highlights in small groups

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 6 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $1,000

Explore 11 Rapa Nui sites in a small group, from Anakena and Ahu Tongariki to Rano Kau, with practical tips on cost, pace, and park fees.

“So many wonderful places to see. Joaquin was animated and gave us history of the island and people. The weakness was he often started explanation before we were with the group. We are older and careful where we walk so sometimes we were a little behind. Overall, a very consise tour to see the highlights.”

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15.2 Days in Patagonia. Torres del Paine and Balmaceda and Serrano Glacier.

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 4 reviews · 2 days · from $360

Review of a two-day Patagonia tour from Puerto Natales, covering Torres del Paine, Milodón Caves, Balmaceda and Serrano glaciers.

“Il faut dissocier les deux activités. Autant la journée Balmaceda et Serrano mérite cinq étoiles et a été formidable. Autant la journée Torres del Paine a été désagréable. Malgré la gentillesse de la conductrice et de l’accompagnateur les conditions étaient compliquées. Le minibus était vieux et fatigué, sur des pistes défoncées. La climatisation ne fonctionnait pas. Je pense que le concept de cette activité est à revoir, beaucoup trop de kilomètres sur des pistes.”

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